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Olivia Newton-John
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Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE is a British-Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, eleven of her singles and fourteen of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the worlds best-selling artists of all time and she starred in Grease, which featured one of the most successful soundtracks in Hollywood history. Newton-John has been a long-time activist for environmental and animal rights issues, since surviving breast cancer in 1992, she has been an advocate for health awareness becoming involved with various charities, health products and fundraising efforts. Her business interests have included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and she is the mother of one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, with her first husband, actor Matt Lattanzi. Her second husband is John Easterling, Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England, to Irene Helene, the eldest child of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born and Welsh father, Brinley Bryn Newton-John. Her mothers family had left Germany before World War II to avoid the Nazi regime and she is a third cousin of comedian Ben Elton. Her maternal great-grandfather was jurist Victor Ehrenberg and her matrilineal great-grandmothers father was jurist Rudolf von Jhering. Newton-John is the youngest of three children, following brother Hugh, a doctor, and sister Rona, an actress who was married to Grease co-star Jeff Conaway from 1980 until their divorce in 1985. Newton-Johns father was an MI5 officer on the Enigma project at Bletchley Park who took Rudolf Hess into custody during the Second World War. In 1954, when she was six, Newton-Johns family emigrated to Melbourne, Australia and she attended Christ Church Grammar School, and then University High School, adjacent to Ormond College. At fourteen, Newton-John formed a short-lived all-girl group, Sol Four and she became a regular on local Australian radio and television shows including HSV-7s The Happy Show where she performed as Lovely Livvy. She also appeared on the Go Show where she met future partner, Pat Carroll. Newton-John was initially reluctant to use the prize she had won, a trip to Britain, Newton-John recorded her first single, Till You Say Youll Be Mine Forever, in Britain for Decca Records in 1966. While in Britain, Newton-John missed her then-boyfriend, Ian Turpie, with whom she had co-starred in the Australian telefilm, Newton-John repeatedly booked trips back to Australia that her mother subsequently cancelled. Newton-Johns outlook changed when Pat Carroll also moved to the UK, the two formed a duo called Pat and Olivia and toured nightclubs in Europe. After Carrolls visa expired forcing her to return to Australia, Newton-John remained in Britain to pursue solo work until 1975 and she became engaged to The Shadows guitarist Bruce Welch, but they never married. Newton-John was recruited for the group Toomorrow formed by American producer Don Kirshner, in 1970, the group starred in a science fiction musical film and recorded an accompanying soundtrack album both named after the group

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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11,1975, under the original title NBCs Saturday Night, the shows comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and features performances by a musical guest, an episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, Live from New York, its Saturday Night. In 1980, Michaels left the series to other opportunities. He was replaced by Jean Doumanian, who was replaced by Ebersol after a season of bad reviews, Ebersol ran the show until 1985, when Michaels returned, Michaels has remained since then. Many of SNLs cast found national stardom while appearing on the show, others associated with the show, such as writers, have gone on to successful careers creating, writing, or starring in TV and film. The show format has developed and recreated in several countries. Successful sketches have seen life outside of the show as feature films, throughout four decades on air, Saturday Night Live has received a number of awards, including 50 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2000, it was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and it was ranked tenth in TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazines 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME. As of 2012, it has received 156 Emmy nominations, the most received by any TV show, the live aspect of the show has resulted in several controversies and acts of censorship, with mistakes and intentional acts of sabotage by performers as well as guests. From 1965 until September 1975, NBC ran The Best of Carson reruns of The Tonight Show, in 1974, Johnny Carson announced that he wanted the weekend shows pulled and saved so that they could be aired during weeknights, allowing him to take time off. In 1974, NBC president Herbert Schlosser approached his vice president of late night programming, Dick Ebersol, at the suggestion of Paramount Pictures executive Barry Diller, Schlosser and Ebersol then approached Lorne Michaels. Over the next three weeks, Ebersol and Michaels developed the idea for a variety show featuring high-concept comedy sketches, political satire. By 1975 Michaels had assembled a talented cast, including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Michael ODonoghue, Gilda Radner, and George Coe. The show was originally called NBCs Saturday Night, because Saturday Night Live was in use by Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell on the rival network ABC, NBC purchased the rights to the name in 1976 and officially adopted the new title on March 26,1977. In 1975 and 1976, they were the most desirable demographic for television advertisers, NBC executives agreed with Michaels and decided to keep the show on the air despite many angry letters and phone calls that the network received from viewers who were offended by certain sketches. Chevy Chase left the show in November of the season and was replaced a few months later by the then-unknown comic actor Bill Murray. Aykroyd and Belushi left the show in 1979 after the end of season four, in May 1980, Michaels—emotionally and physically exhausted—requested to put the show on hiatus for a year to give him time and energy to pursue other projects

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Australian Bicentenary
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The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788, the event triggered debate on Australian national identity, Aboriginal rights, historical interpretation and multiculturalism. The bicentennial year of Captain Arthur Phillips arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney,1988 is considered the official bicentenary year of the founding of Australia. The Australian Bicentenary was marked by huge pomp and ceremony across Australia to mark anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney in 1788. The Australian Bicentennial Authority, pursuant to the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980, was set up to plan, fund, state Councils were also created to ensure cooperation between the federal and state governments. The opening ceremony of the 16th World Scout Jamboree, which place at midnight on 31 December 1987, was the first official event of Australias Bicentenary. In collaboration with governments, the Commonwealth/State Bicentennial Commemorative Program was established with the development of Heritage Trails in each state. On Australia Day, Sydney Harbour hosted a re-enactment of the arrival of the First Fleet, the Hawke Government refused to fund the First Fleet re-enactment, because it believed this might offend Indigenous Australians. Radio 2GB in Sydney stepped in and held a fund raising appeal to keep the re-enactment on track, as well as this, the modern Darling Harbour precinct was completed and opened, as was the modern Sydney Football Stadium. Other events included the Bicentennial Beacons, a series of bonfires lit around Australia, a celebration featuring motor cycle riders from around Australia was also held in Canberra during the year. Not all events went well with the disastrous Round Australia Yacht Race claiming several lives, significant improvements to Australian roads were made through the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Program. The event was viewed as controversial. Planning for the event raised issues of identity and historical interpretation. Some wanted to remember the colonisation as an invasion while others wanted it to focus on historical re-enactments, the Uniting Church in Australia wanted people to boycott the event unless Aboriginal rights were recognised. The official slogan was Living Together which emphasised the theme of multi-culturism, prime Minister Malcolm Fraser intervened to change the motto to The Australian Achievement in order to be more celebratory. Bob Hawke later restored the original motto, the response from the right wing in the country was loud. The Institute of Public Affairs suggested that tradition had been sacrificed to appease a minority, the historian Geoffrey Blainey claimed the Bicentenary was attempting to re-write the British out of the history of Australia. On 26 January 1988, more than 40,000 people, including aborigines from across the country, the protesters marched through Sydney chanting for land rights

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John Farnham
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John Peter Farnham, Jr. AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham from his professional debut in 1967 until 1980, is an English-born Australian pop singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, but has since forged a career as a contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985, in September 1986 his solo single, Youre the Voice peaked at No.1 on the Australian singles charts. The associated album, Whispering Jack, held the No.1 position for a total of 25 weeks and is the album in Australian history. Both the single and the album had Top Ten success internationally including No.1 in Sweden, in 1993, Anthology 1, Greatest Hits 1986–1997 in 1997, 33⅓ in 2000, The Last Time in 2002 and Two Strong Hearts Live in 2015. Farnham has been recognised by honours and awards including 1987 Australian of the Year,1996 Officer of the Order of Australia, from 1969 he was voted by TV Week readers as the King of Pop for five consecutive years. Aside from his career, Farnham performed on stage with lead roles in Australian productions of Charlie Girl, Pippin. He starred in his own TV series and specials including Its Magic and Bobby Dazzler and as a guest on other popular shows such as Countdown. Australian rock historian, Ian McFarlane described him as the most successful solo artist in the history of Australian rock, Farnham has retained an affable sense of humour and a simple, unpretentious everyman charm which also makes him one of the most respected celebrities in Australian entertainment history. John Peter Farnham, Jr. was born in Dagenham, England, on 1 July 1949, to John Farnham Sr and his sisters are Jean and Jaquiline, and his younger brother is Steven. Farnham spent his first ten years in the United Kingdom before his family emigrated to Australia in 1959 to live in Melbourne and he attended school at Yarraman Park State School, Lyndale Primary School and Lyndale High School. During school holidays, Farnham worked with a plumber and he left school to begin a plumbing apprenticeship. In 1967, he took two years leave from his job to pursue his music career. Johnny Farnham performed with local band The Mavericks on weekends, while attending school. The band had a five-song repertoire, in late 1965 he was asked to join Strings Unlimited as a singer and they had a regular booking at a local hotel. On 29 April 1967, Strings Unlimited performed as a band for pop singer Bev Harrell in Cohuna. Harrells manager, Darryl Sambell, was impressed with Farnhams vocals, initially performing in Sambells home town of Adelaide, Farnham recorded an advertising jingle Susan Jones for Ansett ANA and was offered a solo record contract with EMI. Farnhams first commercially successful recording was a novelty song entitled Sadie, however, EMIs in house producer, David MacKay, insisted and so the single was released in November 1967

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A Celebration in Song
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A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008 and it is her second duets album, following, released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom. On 25 January 2011 the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover, the songs Never Far Away and Sunburned Country originally belong to Newton-Johns 2002 duets album. The song Beautiful Thing was extracted from Belinda Emmetts album So I Am, from the album booklet, The Olivia Newton-John and Friends, Gala Fundraising Concert was a one night only concert based in the album. The concert held at the State Theatre in Sydney, on the date of 30 September 2008, raised funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal

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Physical (album)
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Physical is the ninth full-length studio album by British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released on 13 October 1981 by MCA Records. The album was produced and partly written by her record producer John Farrar. Recorded and mixed at David J. Holmans studio in Hollywood, California, Physical became one of Newton-Johns most controversial and sexual records, musically, the album features considerable use of synthesizers and explores lyrical themes such as love and relationships, sex, kinesthetics and environmental protection. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics. The album charted high in several countries, including the United States, Japan and Newton-Johns native Australia and it also ranks among the best-selling albums by Australian solo artists, selling more than ten million copies worldwide. The albums title track was a phenomenon, staying ten weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, at the time. The song and its video were controversial, having been banned or edited by several radio stations. The single was followed by Make a Move on Me, another top worldwide hit, Landslide, which failed to enter the majority of musical charts, had a music video featuring Newton-Johns boyfriend Matt Lattanzi, to whom she had dedicated the album. A video compilation, Olivia Physical, was produced, featuring videos of all songs from the album. The material was a commercial and critical success, and earned Newton-John a Grammy Award for Video of the Year, the album was promoted with Newton-Johns 1982 North American Physical Tour, performances from which a home video entitled Olivia in Concert was produced. The Physical era marked the height of Newton-Johns solo career, gaining her wide acclaim as one of the most successful artists of the early 1980s. In 1978, Newton-John starred as the lead, Sandy, in the musical film Grease. Before the film, Newton-John was known for pop and adult contemporary songs. Later that same year, Newton-John released the studio album Totally Hot, Physical was recorded and released in 1981, marking the longest gap between Newton-John studio albums at the time, from 1971 to 1978, she recorded at least one studio album per year. Newton-John feared that she could be overexposed with many works released in a short period, Physical followed Newton-Johns new image, perceived as a more sexualized and mature record. It also marked her first studio album without any country tracks, the new music style generated some criticism from the country-music community and Newton-Johns old fans, in a Billboard article, she said, You might lose a few fans but you gain others. You have to do whats comfortable, ive gotten the confidence to be more adventurous whereas in the past I didnt think it was the time. The lead single Physical was written by Terry Shaddick and Newton-Johns longtime friend Steve Kipner, when Newton-Johns then-manager Lee Kramer accidentally heard the demo, he immediately sent the song to her, but initially she didnt want to release the song because it was too cheeky

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If Not for You (album)
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If Not for You is the debut studio album by British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released in November 1971 by Festival Records. The album was released on the Pye International label in the UK as Olivia Newton-John, as a covers album, If Not for You features mostly songs previously recorded from contemporary artists of the 1960s and early 1970s. She made several performances to promote If Not for You and her album, Olivia. It was her first album released by Festival Records, which would release all her albums in Australia until its dissolution in 2005 and it also has Newton-Johns first works with her long-time musical partner, John Farrar. In 1966, Newton-John released her single, Till You Say Youll Be Mine. Later, she integrated the band Toomorrow, which released a film, after these failed attempts to launch her career, she signed with Festival Records to release an album. If Not for You was titled after its lead single of the same name and was recorded in London. She later stated that she didnt like the song, but praised its production, the majority of musicians who played on If Not for You were linked with the music group Marvin, Welch & Farrar. The group members John Farrar and Bruce Welch produced the album, Farrar would establish a partnership with Newton-John, producing all her studio albums from If Not for You until Soul Kiss, released in 1985. He also composed, played and did vocals on several Newton-John songs. Three additional songs were recorded by Newton-John, but were discarded during the creation process, The Biggest Clown, Its So Hard to Say Goodbye. The album features covers of Roger Miller, Bread, The Band, Lesley Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Brotherhood of Man, Gordon Lightfoot, Banks of the Ohio is a traditional song that had an arrangement made by Farrar and Welch. Newton-John made several appearances on programs across Europe and her homeland Australia between 1971–72. She also made an appearance on The Dean Martin Show, singing If and a medley featuring Just a Little Lovin / True Love with Dean Martin, which became her first performance in the United States. In 1972, she embarked on a tour across Europe and Japan with Cliff Richard to promote If Not for You and Olivia, Olivia performed some songs and also sang backing vocals on Cliffs songs with Pat Carroll. Richard performances were released on the Cliff Richard Live and she also made performances on Richards program Its Cliff Richard and starred with him in the special Getaway with Cliff and the film The Case, all broadcast on BBC. If Not for You, the track, was released as the lead single. The song peaked at six on the UK Singles Charts

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Soul Kiss
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Soul Kiss is the thirteenth studio album by Australian pop, adult contemporary singer, Olivia Newton-John, which was released in October 1985. It made No.11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, the album was produced by long-time associate, John Farrar, who also co-wrote four tracks, the cover art includes photography of Newton-John by Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts. Although the album was not as successful as her previous efforts it made the Top 30 on the United States Billboard 200. It charted at No.5 in Japan, and peaked at No.11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, newton-Johns last US Top 40 Pop single to date, her second-to-last in Canada, and Bubbled Under on the UK singles chart at No.100. It was also remixed into a 12 single mix, which featured a new Carib-influenced percussion overdub, the follow-up single, Toughen Up, failed to chart, except for a top 70 placement in Australia. In the US, Electric was the B side to the first single, matt Lattanzi, her husband at the time, appeared in the Soul Kiss video. Toughen Up Emotional Tangle Culture Shock Soul Kiss The Right Moment

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Concert tour
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A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. A recital is a concert by a soloist or small group which follows a program, a recitalist is a musician who gives frequent recitals. The invention of the piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt. The performance may be by a musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called arena concerts or amphitheatre concerts, informal names for a concert include show and gig. Regardless of the venue, musicians perform on a stage. Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment, before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. The nature of a concert varies by musical genre, individual performers, concerts by a small jazz combo or small bluegrass band may have the same order of program, mood, and volume—but vary in music and dress. In a similar way, a musician, band, or genre of music might attract concert attendees with similar dress, hairstyle. For example, concert goers in the 1960s often had hair, sandals. Regular attendees to a concert venue might also have a style that comprises that venues scene. Other Types of concerts, To plan or arrange by mutual agreement, some performers or groups put on very elaborate and expensive shows. To create a memorable and exciting atmosphere and increase the spectacle, some singers, especially popular music, augment concert sound with pre-recorded accompaniment, back-up dancers, and even broadcast vocal tracks of the singers own voice. Activities during these concerts can include dancing, sing-alongs, and moshing, concerts involving a greater number of artists, especially those that last for multiple days, are known as festivals. Unlike other concerts, which remain in a single genre of music or work of a particular artist, festivals often cover a broad scope of music. Due to their size, festivals are almost exclusively held outdoors, new platforms for festivals are becoming increasingly popular such as Jam Cruise, which is a festival held on a cruise ship, as well as Mayan Holidaze, which is a destination festival held in Tulum. Often concert tours are named, to differentiate different tours by the same artist, different segments of longer concert tours are known as legs. In the largest concert tours it is becoming common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment

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Love Performance
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Love Performance is the first live album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John. It was recorded in 1976, during the Love Performance Tour, the tour promoted her 1976 album, Dont Stop Believin. The album was released only in 1981 by EMI Music Japan, the album was released only on vinyl, in Japan. No re-release has been made since the issue, making this a coveted item among Olivias fans. However, six tracks were released as tracks on the re-release of some Newton-John studio albums. The album artwork and booklet features pictures from Totally Hot World Tour, the booklet also lists the tracks Take Me Home, Country Roads, The Air That I Breathe and Nevertheless as, respectively, Country Roads, Air That I Breathe and Never the Less. Its the only released performances of Nevertheless, As Time Goes By, Love Performance at Discogs Love Performance at Only Olivia